3 years ago I almost slipped into a coma and died. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I paid $684 for my first 30-day supply of insulin. Some pay $1000+ a month. Many die without it. Today I introduced legislation to cap the price of insulin at $50 a month. #txlege https://t.co/NEVrozVJwf
James Talarico
@jamestalarico · TX · H
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Voting-record position-0.006
CoverageJan 1, 2020 to Nov 14, 2025
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Percentage-point difference between this legislator’s topic share and the party median. Bars left are under-indexed; bars right are over-indexed.
Most distinctive Government Operations 8.0 pp above the party median
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Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −8.0 pp to +8.0 pp. Most distinctive topic: Government Operations, 8.0 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Government Operations Over-indexed +8.0 pp
- Education Over-indexed +7.5 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −5.4 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +5.2 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +4.6 pp
- Housing Under-indexed −2.0 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Culture Under-indexed −0.9 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +0.9 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Health Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Defense Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +0.6 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±8.0 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Operations | 19.7% | 11.6% | +8.0 pp | Over-indexed | 2,232 |
| Education | 12.1% | 4.6% | +7.5 pp | Over-indexed | 1,378 |
| Uncategorized | 28.2% | 33.6% | −5.4 pp | Under-indexed | 3,195 |
| Civil Rights | 12.7% | 7.5% | +5.2 pp | Over-indexed | 1,436 |
| Law and Crime | 8.6% | 4.1% | +4.6 pp | Over-indexed | 979 |
| Housing | 0.3% | 2.3% | −2.0 pp | Under-indexed | 30 |
| Macroeconomics | 0.7% | 1.8% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 77 |
| Transportation | 0.2% | 1.3% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 18 |
| Culture | 0.5% | 1.4% | −0.9 pp | Under-indexed | 54 |
| Social Welfare | 4.9% | 4.1% | +0.9 pp | Over-indexed | 561 |
| Public Lands | 0.1% | 0.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 12 |
| Health | 6.0% | 6.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 685 |
| Defense | 0.1% | 0.7% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 6 |
| Energy | 1.1% | 0.5% | +0.6 pp | Over-indexed | 130 |
| Immigration | 1.0% | 0.4% | +0.6 pp | Over-indexed | 114 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 5 |
| International Affairs | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 7 |
| Technology | 0.5% | 0.2% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 53 |
| Labor | 1.7% | 1.9% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 188 |
| Environment | 1.2% | 1.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 136 |
| Agriculture | 0.5% | 0.4% | +0.0 pp | Over-indexed | 53 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @BerniceKing: Dont act like everyone loved my father. He was assassinated. A 1967 poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men&
WE DID IT!! We capped the out-of-pocket cost of insulin in Texas! Our bill is headed to the Governor’s desk for a signature! #txlege https://t.co/EMe4zfph4n
“I think if Donald Trump and JD Vance met Jesus today, they would ridicule him as a single, childless hippie.” https://t.co/xdVu7DNX62
RT @ndelriego: This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. As a parent, my heart is broken seeing<U+2026>
RT @AOC: The nerve of people who ask how are you going to pay for it? whenever we propose building advanced public education, healthcare,&
Im going viral in Brazil right now... Apparently talarico is Brazilian slang for wife-stealer. = Ol�, Brazil! <�<� Im just making good public policy here in Texas I promise I wont steal your girl. https://t.co/MOxuhxP133
RT @BernieSanders: Let's be clear. Eli Lilly should apologize for increasing the price of insulin by over 1,200% since 1996 to $275 while i<U+2026>
RT @BetoORourke: Governor Abbott, if you have any decency, you will immediately withdraw from this weekend<U+2019>s NRA convention and urge them t<U+2026>
RT @RyanForSmyrna: Millennials living through their 2nd once in a generation economic collapse https://t.co/CSkTiwz0tB